New Acer tablet offers touch, type, view with Windows 8

Apart from seamless content sharing, it takes 6 seconds to boot, 1.5 to resume and 2.5 to get online. When it resumes, webpages and emails refresh automatically, so users are always up to date. It has full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution display, extended battery life and the seamless experience of touch and type duality. It uses fast and responsive 3rd generation Intel Core family processors.

The cradle for the W700 can sit in portrait or landscape modes, and tilts at different angles for easy browsing, sharing and touch control: landscape at 20 degrees for comfortable touch control; or landscape at 70 degrees for notebook-style viewing. Portrait is ideal for reading e-books and e-magazines, while landscape is best for games and movies. The cradle has plenty of ports for connecting peripherals and puts instant productivity at consumers' fingertips.

It offers three ways to work, touch, type and view. As a tablet, it lets users stay mobile with touch convenience and a light design. For typing, the tablet connects to its keyboard dock with real, full-travel keys. The battery life extends up to 181 hours when it is docked in the detachable keyboard, which also includes a touchpad and a USB 2.0 port. In presentation mode, the keyboard flips back 295 degrees for a shared, freestanding view of a video conference or multimedia.

It also features Dolby Home Theater v4 surround sound for immersive audio and an optional Bluetooth keyboard.